Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted the report by Olga SEHNALOVÁ (S&D, CZ), on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system based on the 112 service and amending Directive 2007/46/EC.
The parliamentary committee recommended agreeing to the Council position without any amendments.
The Council position sets out the type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall system. It requires that new types of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles are constructed so as to ensure the triggering automatic or manual emergency call to number 112 in the event of accident.
Given the nature of the information provided by this service, the regulation provides rules relating to the protection of privacy and data.